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Helmets reduce field of view, reduce hearing, and may make a rider "feel safer" which can lead to carelessness. Don't know if statistics back any of that up, bu
by nsxwolf 11y ago
Helmets reduce field of view, reduce hearing, and may make a rider "feel safer" which can lead to carelessness. Don't know if statistics back any of that up, but those are the common reasons I've heard. Better to avoid an accident than survive one.
- handedness 11y agoSounds nice in theory, but I've never once been involved in a bike accident that was caused to any degree by my helmet, and I've been unvolved in two accidents that weren't of my doing (or even avoidable), both of which destroyed my helmets. Accidents, by definition, aren't entirely avoidable. I'm not for helmet laws, but let's be reasonable about the benefits helmets provide, with very little downside.